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No. 27,743

“CHAMPIONS" IN JAPANESE PREMIER

POLICE COURT.

MAY RESIGN.

Demonstration of Race Not Strong Enough to

Games.

HELD TO BE LOTTERIES.

The well of the Second Police |

Face Arduous Duties.

ADVISED TO WITHDRAW.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Court was this morning transform. I The apparent failure of Mr.

BLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1931.

TO-DAY'S

DOLLAR

The

Coding rate of the dollar on

demand, to-day was 1/- 1⁄2.

BUILT FOR THE

JOB/

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SIR DAVID YULE'S WORLD SEA CHEQUE "MORE THAN TRAGIC DEATH OF SLEUTH AT POLICE

WILL

Indian Domicile Emphasised.

LOCAL PEOPLE'S ESTATES.

Sir David Yule, whose remark-

able career in India was disclosed ed into a miniature race course, Hamaguchi sufficiently to recover in connection with several gam- his strength to face the arduous recently in Court proceedings in bling enses which were brought uties of the Premiership is given London, left local estate valued at hefore Mr. E. H. Williams, Detce-prominence in the vernacular $250,800. Sir David dicid on July live-Inspector W, Shannon and De- | papers this morning. The strai tortire-Sergeant MacDonald proof listening to the interpellations, 1928, at St. Albans, Herts, and; seruling. The course, sot out on a in the Diet yesterday was too much large board, was placed on a table, for Mr. Hamaguchi, who had t and his Worship showed great in- withdraw without replying. terest when a constable manipulat-his physician's, advice he is rest-

ed

a race.

conate de mi seding at his official residence to-day

with riders, were started, and by and a not attending the Diet. means of turning a handle at one The Asahi reports That end of the board. the race was

Full

Cigarelles for Winners. Three Chinese appeared before his Warship and the first was charged with keeping a gambling heure al 148. Hollywood Rond, and,

Minseito emissary is visiting Mr. Wakatsuki. apparently for the purpose of enquiring whether he is prepared to accept the Premier ship in the event of Mr. Hamaguchi resigning-Reuter.

the application before the local Court was one for re-scaling of of certified copy, of probate, made by Messrs. Deacons as attorneys for two surviving executors, Dame Henrietta Yule, and the Mercan- tile Bunk of India, Limited.

POWER

NAVAL ESTIMATES FOR BRITAIN.

NEW SHIPS

GUNS REDUCED TO 12 INCHES CALIBRE.

A CHEQUE"?

Counsel on "Good and

Bad Consents.”

MORTGAGE CASE PROBLEMS.

When the case in which an al- leged wrongful sale of property

FILM PRODUCER.

Motor Car Crashes Over Embankment,

TRIED TO AVOID LORRY.

Santa Barbara, California,

Yesterday, under a mortgage deed by the

Mr. F. W. Murnau, the famous Banque Franco-Chinoise pour le German film producer, was killed Commerce et l'Industrie again when his motor car, swerving to came before the Chief Justice (Mr. avoid a collision with a Justfee Wood) in the Supreme crashed over an embankment, Court this "morning, considerable | Reuter's American Service. - discussion arose when Mr. F. C.

lorry,

TEACHER'S DEATH.

MR. CHARLES STEARNS HARTWELL.

DANCE.

Prompt Investigation Demanded.

ESCAPES WITH HIS LIFE.

Special investigations conducted by the China Mad Inst night at the Police Ball will be of especial interest to the general public, more particularly the hundreds who attended. Our tame sleuth. who was detailed for the job, handed in his report this morning. It reads as follows:--

Rugby, Yesterday. The Memorandum on the re- Jenkin, opening his case for the de-

Efectively disguised as Rip Van cent negotiations which resulted fence, handed up a specimen signa-

Winkle, I passed into the ball room in a settlement of Franco-Italian tre form as used in the Bank.

last night under the very none of difficulties left outstanding at the conclusion of the London Naval Dr. Tarn, the mortgagor's consent- The card bore the signature of

the C. D. I. Mumbling in my beard, I approached the North entrance Treaty was presented to the House

ing agent, and Mr. W. M.

without interference, until I was. of Commons to-day, when the Pittendrigh to whom certain bank:

END IN SANITARIUM.

halted by an official seated at a Naval estimates were introduceding facilities, were secured by the

de . I know him well (Ha! Ha!) Many friends of Miss Emily S. The baronet's address is given miralty, Mr.

by the first Lord of the Ad- need.

"Licence mean ticket," he A. V. Alexander. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C, at once Hartwell, the well-known Foochow demanded curtly, toying mean- in the will as 8, Clive Road, Cal-The bases of agreement for

missionary, will regret to hear of white with his truncheon. I pro- cutta in India. The first clause settlement provide, in regard to formal protest that any

objected sirongly, entering B

the death of her brother, Mr. consent

du t my Hicket (forged, of of the will reade: "Inasmuch as I capital ships before December must be on the face of it, and on Charles S. Hartwell, aged 75 years come) and was allowed to pass fired at by an assassin whilst leav-wish and intention that this my exceeding 23,333 tons and a gun terms of the mortgage. The terms, March 6,

Mr. Hamaguchi was recently have an Indinn domicile it is my 1936, a displacement of each not the face of it alone, a consent in the in the Shanghai Sanitarium on wout further ado, although I secondly, with retalling cigarettes in the Diet and was for several will and any codicil I may make calibre not

The late Mr. Hartwell was born exceeding twelve he added. were the three specific without a licence.

The latter weeks in a serious condition.]

shall be construed and operate as inches. On completion of each covenants he had indicated in his in Foochow, his parents being to make for a coign of vantage. charge, along with one of gam

far as the case admits as if I France would scrap one ship of address yesterday. He went on to pioneer missionaries of the Ameri- when I was were now, and remained until my the dreadnaught class.

again halted. bling, was preferred against the

Similar- say that in no event was intrinsic can Board Mission, and it was his wa trable here," I was informeti second and third accused. One

death, domiciled in India,”

Hy, Italy would ястар absented himself and had his bail

Pevidence permissible.

politely. "Parking space on the proximately 16,022 tons of first) of $3 estreated.

Although in feeble health, he un-right." Thereupon, atussing my clays over age cruisers.

dertook the journey from his home beard into my pocket, I ensconced Without prejudice to the gen- Mr. Jenkin was proceeding with Minneapolis, necompanied by myself behind a potted palm, and bald. John Jewell Brock, late of eral reserve of capital ship ton-his argument that Dr. Tam's signa-is sister and her husband and his taking out my notebook, jotted H.M. Naval Yard in Hong Kong, nages established by the Treaty of tu:e to the cheque was in itself niece, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss down a few impressions. has been proved at $1,6000. Tex-Washington, the total tonnage in written consent to facilities being Tupper.

Sergeant MacDonald Baid that in this ense the Police raided a shop at 9 pm, yesterday. The race hose game was owned by fourth accused, and first accused rented certain portions of the floor for the game. Second accused, was assisting in the game, but did not amble. H Worship accordingly discharged him.

Impossible to Win.

INDIAN BOYCOTT,

PRESENT STOCKS OF FOREIGN CLOTH TO BE SOLD.

MARKET NOT CLOSED.

Bombay, Yesterday.

Mr. Brock's Estate.

The local estate of Mr. Archi-

tator left everything to his wife.

It is officially stated that Beatrice. Probate has been Muljijetha Market will not be granted to Gladys Beatrice Chit- closed for the week. Only a few tenden, of Hong Kong. It will be! shops closed yesterday, and the called that Mr. Brock died in the Market remains open with a view Royal Naval Hospital on Decem- to disposing of the existing stock her 21 last, after becoming sud- of foreign cloth. Women volun-denly ill during the run of the An explanation of the game was teera have replaced ul male Philharmonic Society's produc- given by Inspector Shannon, who picketers.-Renter.

tion of "Yeoman of the Guard." slated that the gamblers backed [An earlier message stated: He was 51 years of age. on five characters, four of which Following the recent fighting in wore pulled by four horses. The Muljijetha Market (Bombay's

Mr. Walter Ponte. character was selected by the back-biggest foreign cloth market), in Re-sealing of probate of a cer- er. At the end of the rare, the which several Congress Volun-tified copy of the will of Walter banker drew out a sheet of paper teers were badly knocked about Ponte, described as a China Mer- and the character appearing on it while endeavouring to interfere chant, has been granted to Mr. won. When the drawing was over with a seller of foreign cloth, the D. J. Lewis, solicitor, attorney to the next race commenced and so it Native Piece Goods Merchants' the executors Lloyds Bank, went on. In several cases It was Association decided to close the Ltd., Mrs. Bertha Scott Poate impossible to win because one market until the arrival of (widow) and Mrs. Margaret Col- might select a word which may Gandhi on March 16, when it is chester (daughter of testator). form an incorrect sentence, and hoped that methods of "peaceful The value of estate in Hong the character that won is thus no picketing" provided for in the Kong is returned as $275,300. good.

Mr. Leung, of the Magis Irwin-Gandhi settlement can be The deceased, who died at Pump tracy, had told him that some of agreed to and arrangements may House Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, the words had no menning and that be reached for the disposal of County Radnor, on September, some of the winning numbera were foreign piece goods.]

1930, made family bequests in his even wrong, Some of the charae-

will. tera were classics, but the major- ity of the characters were taken from simple words.

were seized.

them.

Mak Hol was removed

to

the

Mr. H. S. Rawson,

Estate in the Colony worth $36,500 was left by Harry Stan-

The

FINE WEATHER.

Royal Observatory's weather report, to-day states: The depression has deepen- ed and moved to the N.E. of Japan:

A moderate anti-cyclone is contral over the Yangtaze Val- ley.

Moderate monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

Forecast:-N.E. winda, mo- derate; overcast at first; finer later.

Rainfall. Rainfull for 24 hours ended

at 10 11.m. to-day-nil. Rainfall since January 1-1.07 inch against an average of 9.94 inches-deficit 2.87 inches. Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was-

Another Objection.

desire to visit Foochow once more.

Mr. Hartwell was for over 30

nd 't my knees wobbled slightly, tering the gate, I was about

Navigation Perils.

"One

I was shocked to notice, at the

granted, when Mr. Potter again years a teacher of English at two objected, claiming thut the produc high schools in Brooklyn, N.Y., tion of evidence to support such a and retired in 1926. After his re- very first glance, that some of the

He

contention rendered the whole mortgage 'deed valucioas. would combat such a procedure strongly.

His Lordship, after '✡ rather spirited discussion, decided to hear the evidence, subject to Mr. Pot- ter's objection.

Previously, Mr. Jenkin, opening his case, claimed that plaintiff had admitted through her counsel that

Letters."~

were

there was consent to an overdraft SMART CONSTABLE.and they went out together. I at

account. He further pleaded that It was not now open to plaintiff to Bay, should the fact of consent by counter-signature to cheques be established, that it was not a con- sent to banking facilities as speci- fied in the three covenants in the mortgage deed. Plaintiff should have replied to that point in the pleadings. She should have said at that time that this account was barking facility in the terms prescribed.

not

Insisting On The Point.

"It is obvious that under the rules a reply should have been filed falleging that if the consents alleg-

Hong Kong

62

Macao

69

Praias Island

72

Manila

74

Foochow

54

Amoy

60

Swatow

62

Chefoo

42

Shanghai

40

ed to be given were denied, they were not consents to banking faci- litles as set out in the mortgage deed," he said later.

or not.

THIEF ARRESTED BEFORE.

REPORT OF ROBBERY.

Police Water

obviously, tirement he wrote for several American newspapers, notably the gating without lights. There Brooklyn Sunday Eagle, to which were no actual collisions, although a guest from His he contributed a weekly letter ad- one gentlenian, dressed to his thousands of former Majesty's Navy, had his fender students. These letters were lat-scraped rather badly, I rather look er published in book form under ed for him to put in a claim for Teacher's compensation, but, to my surprise, the title "A School

Immediately after the band stopped, he linked arms with the offender,

once made a note "Collusion." This must be looked into.

Standing at the ringside-or rather the fringe of the ball room -I noticed several members of the A smart arrest of a man by aForce who think nothing of facing Chinese constable is revealed in one or two murderers before break- Police reports this morning.

fast. But upon this occasion their Ip Mul (39) residing at Pak Ta courage had utterly deserted them. Street, Hung Hom, reported that It was more than they could manage between 1.80 and 3.15 p.m. yester to walk across the floor to im- day some person stole from the flat pertune some damsel for a dance. clothing and a clock to the total Besides—"I canna dance,” I heard value of $15,50.

one mutter to his mate, in a wistful This also must be looked However, hefore the larceny was manner. reported to the Police, the constable into. If we spend public money catch caught the thief in Bakkeley Street teaching the Police how to carrying the clock.

burglara, surely we ought to In- struct them how to grab a girl at a social function.

REDS' VICTIM.

BODY OF DETECTIVE FOR

CANTON,

A Narrow Escape,

CONSTABLE SAVES LIFE.

Whilst walking along the weat Sergeant MacDonald intimated wall of the Kowloon Naval Yard at that 140 packets and 28 tins of 2 o'clock this morning, Mak Hoi, hope Rawson, re-sealing of pro- "Hundred Sparrows" cigarettes of 4, Kui Yan Lane, accidentally whose will,

bate of certified copy of with two codi. fell into the harbour. He explained that packets of) Ehulam Khan, an Indian Naval cils, has been granted to Mr. cigarettes were given as prizes. constable, saw the man struggling for the executors, Messrs. Cape! M. H. Turner, solicitor, attorney

The band about this time struck The place was a tea shop and on and dived into the water and rescu Tristan Rawson, (actor), and

His Lordship, after hearing Mr.

up a Paul Jones. The Riot Squad the ground floor.

ed him.

Graham Inspector Shannon stated that in

Stanhope

Rawson this category recorded to France Jenkin's plea, said that the fasue

The China Mall learns to-day that was at once held in readiness, and the ordinary course of events Government Civil Hospital.

(dramatist), both sons of the de- and Italy respectively under the Was at large as to whether a writ these people went from place to

ceased, who died on November 2, Treaty would be raised from ten signature was a good consent the body of Yau Tak-yan, the Can- the Life-Saving Class also stood by. ton detective who died in the Goy. However, and fortunately, nothing place and took the cigarettes with back there will be ten cents. Who 1930 at Ravenswood (formerly 175,000 tons to 101,000 tons.

Mr. Alexander said that this Mr. Jenkin insisted that it was ernment Civil Hospital on Monday really serious happened, beyond a

few bruised ankles. known as Aberfield), Ellington gets the ten cents?

Somehow or other, I found my- Sergeant MacDonald informed Defendant:-The banker does. Road, Taplolw, County Bucking would not give rise to any addi- not open to the plaintiff to say that as the result of two bullet wounds in

the signing of the cheques, refer the back, will be taken to Canton self in the middle of the battle, and new construction but his Worship that $89.72, éom-] Sergeant MacDonald, interposing, ham. Family bequests are made tional

would merely permit France to re-red to in the statement of defence, for burial.

patting in a little snappy work, prising ten cent, five cent and one Buid that the banker made a com- in the will.

was of no avail. He wished to sub- The remains will leave Hong tain her existing capital ships.mit clearly that the drawing of Kong this evening on the 8.8. Sal detective had his back turned, and purloined a partner whlist a cent pieces, were picked up.

mission.

France undertook to scrap by His Worship Ained first accused Accused: Supposing five people Family bequests with his wife, December, 1936 two of the three cheques upon an overdraft account On.

whirled her away. We were atép-- $75 on the Brat count, and $16 on back a horse and that horse wins, Genevieve

A detachment of the local Police ping out gally to Jeanne

a peppy fox-trot the charge of selling ofgarettes | then I have to give away

Valentine old battleships which under the, in the bank was a facility. five Camescasse, as residuary legatee, Washington Treaty were not rethat in the terms of the mortgage

Continuing. Mr. Jenkin argued will escort the body to the ship.

at least I was when a Traffic without a permit. Fourth accus-packets of cigarettes.

are provisions made in the will of placed. Under the basis of agree-

Sergeant, travelling far above the ed was fined $$ for gambling, and

His Worship remarked that it Charles Bonin who died at Barce-ment France and Italy would com-

deed there was

KAILAN MINES.

speed limit, bore down upon us his Worship ordered the confisca- would be possible for the banker to lona, Spain, (where he was tem- piete only two capital ships before covenant to the three put forward tion of the cigarettes, and

from nowhere In particular. There the lose, and Inspector Shannon agreed. porarily residing), on September December 1336.

by plaintiff's, counsel as limiting The total output of the Kaflan might have been a nasty accident if money.

His Worship held that the game 29, 1929.

operation of facilities by the bank. Mining Administration's mines for had not applied my brakes sharp- came within the definition of a

The local estate is valued at One very important point of It was a general covenant which the week ending February 23, 1981,

This must be looked into. Jottery,

occurred prior to the special ones amounted to 85,168 tons, and the $12,000, and letter of administra- the discussed in Paris and Rome (It dealt with matters which ordin sales during the period to 115,181 No Amusement Tax!

: Arrested! tion, with will annexed, has been and on which they obtained agree- ese wore charged. The first ad- Inspector Sharinon pointed out mitted the possession of a race that the races commenced before the granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, ment was a reduction of the arily occur when dealing with course game, and the other two Annual Race Meeting at Happy solicitor, attorney to the bene calibre of guns of the proposed bank by choque. An overdraft was

er.

Chances Against Players.

In the second case, three Chin-

Mr. Charles Bonin,

Reduction of Calibre.

additional

6 tons.

ficiaries.

Two Master Mariners. William Cooper

In fact a loan by the bank. It was new capital ships from 13 inches to 12 inches. Passing on to an advance, and must be consider vessels whose tonnage is regulated a facility. Passmore,

died oned by the Treaty of London he

Cheque. A Request?

Another

master.

marine

ly.

Badly shaken by this incident, I sought pesce and quietness bahind my potted palm, and was in the act.. ed the cheque it would be her per- of making a few, more notes, when sonal authority under the mortgage a heavy hand fell on my shoulder, for a facility to be granted. Her "Come along," somebody hissed in

I was

pleaded guilty to gambling, but Valley and now there were four ono was aubsequently discharged. shops in Hollywood Road operating Inspector Shannon explained that these race courses." He added that the game was a lottery, and that he raided accused shop so as to give master mariner, who the chances were against the play-a warning to others. "They don't February 2 last, at the age of 70, said that it was most satisfactory At a later stage, after Mr. Pot-authority had been delegated under my ear.

There was no option. The horses were numbered 1, pay, Amusement Tax elther" In- left estate valued at $1,300. Pro to note that no further constructer's objections, Mr. Jenkin sub-the deed to Dr. Tam. He proceed- 2, 3, and 4, and the players backed spector Shannon emphasised. bate has been granted to the widow, tion in what was known as "cate mitted that these cheques were not ed, to quote cases in support of his halled to the bar, where a charge

gory A Cruisers." armed with of the same standing as an ordin-contentions,

was laid against me. their favourites. A handle was Sergeant MacDonald said that in Nora Agnes Pasamore,

The case la proceeding.

"What's wrong with this fellow," In eight-inch guns, was to take place ary cheque drawn on manipulated and a third man hand this case $27.78 was seized, as welli

an ordin Fraser Jamieson, who died at by France and Italy after the ary current account. They consti- Yesterday's Hearing. ed a packet of cigarettes to the na 32 packets of cigarettes.

asked the Inspector. At yesterday's "hearing, evidence "Seditious pamphlets," said my winner. There was a banker. It His Worship imposed a fine of Torrensville, South Australia, on completion of their 1980 pro-tuted a request for an advance. was not a game of skill, but a game $10 on first accused on the charge July 4, 1929, left local estate worth grammes, and this would mean His Lordship: It is not on the was taken from Chau Chuk-aon, guardian, producing my notebook.

who purchased the property in dis- The Inspector read the notes of chance. He (the Inspector) of having the race course, and add $5,400. Letters of Administra that each would rest upon a face of it a request.

pute, Marine Lot 68, Section C, at through, but, being of a kindly dis had watched, the game for an hour, ed that he fined him heavily so as tion, with will annexed, have been strength of 70,000 tons of under Mr. Jenkin: No. and had not seen the same horse to be a warning to other offenders ganted to D. J. Gilmore, attorney, are ships in that category.

March, 1980. MANILA

the case. I was then allowed to ro, win two races, nor was there over On the second charges, accused was for the gile legates, Innbel Norah By the terms tentatively Mr. Fatter: That is my whole Po Shing Street, for $42,000, in

Mr. Cher Clark, architect, alco But they little knew that, con a dead heat!

Oned $16. Second accused, was dis- Ann Jamison, the widow agreed upon at the Landon Naval point, My Lord

His Lordship auggested that Mr.gave evidence as to valuing the coaled in my sock. I had a few ¡fur, First accused explained that the charged, whilst the third was fined Li Ping, who died in Canton on Conference and now embodied in hackers, paid, two cents, and the $2 or three days jail.

December 18, 1926, left local estate the draft disarmament conven- Jenkin meant an implied request. mroperty at the request of Messrs. ther notes, There I am reserving G. K. Hall Brutton & Co., In May, for a futura occasion, when I can winner was given packet of His Worship further ordered the valued at $16,800. Letters of Ad- tion drawn up by the Preparatory Counsel agreed

on " disarmament; Mr. Jenkin went on to submit 1980, at $42,000. There wore 612 | promisë ... some. cigarettes.

apparatus to be destroyadministration de bonis non, with wil Commission Commfeston, Zorg.

It was stated that, the racing, annexed, have been granted to his France and Italy were able to that Dr. Tam's signature was hind square feet which he valued at $45 closurest

Ing. If the plaintiff herself, sign-per-foot Worship:If five people game was made in America

widow, Li Wong Bblema quant park

(Continued on Page 4.)

position, thought, a fine would meet

sensational dis-

-TENNER.